What intention should I make whilst performing my Qadha Salah?

Question:

What exactly should our intention to make for making qadha salaah? How should we say the wording please explain.

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Your intention in making Qadhā Salāh should be as follows:

• If it is concerning a Salāh you remember, e.g. the fajr of today, you will simply say “I am performing my Qadhā prayer for the fajr Salāh I missed today”.
• If it is concerning a Salāh you do not remember, e.g. you missed numerous Salāhs throughout your life, your wording of your intention would be as follows: “I am performing my Qadhā for the first Fajr/Zuhr/Asr/Maghrib/Isha/Witr (depending on the Salāh you are making Qadhā of) I missed”; because this Salāh will not remain a Qadhā once it is performed. Therefore, the next Salāh you missed will become your “first Qadhā” and so on. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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